Wednesday, February 20, 2013. We had just experienced the birth of our first son. It changed our world! Children that we love. I love, love, love our sixth and seventh children just as much as the first five.

Sunday, September 21, 2014. Playing soccer with a bunch of Ethiopians, most of whom are Burji.

I have been writing this blog for 2 years and when I first started, I still thought I was going to be matched with a 6 month old baby. Praise the GOOD Lord he had other plans for me. She will never be the bilingual child we wish for her. How could she be with us as her parents. Harder, harder, harder than I ever thought it would be. But I see her now, almost 1 year home, and I see how much SHE has .

These are the chronicles of our International adoption adventure to bring home our daughter from Ethiopia. Monday, August 20, 2012. To be honest, I had already been up an hour tossing and turning with the sun peeping through the curtains. Saturday, August 18, 2012.

Sunday, February 25, 2018. Death at the House at Pooh Corner. I found out yesterday that my long estranged brother-in-law passed away about a month ago. Services were private - so private that his own children were excluded. As our family has coped recently - and continues to do so - with death and dying, this one seemed like it should be a simple one. Eventually Niece One and Nephew wanted nothing to do with him until he.

Tuesday, April 10, 2018. On one of the days, we met up with my friend, Anita who lives outside Amsterdam, and asked her to show us around someplace a little off the beaten path. This crazy but amazing castle, De Haar Castle. Is where she took us.

Saturday, August 16, 2014. Year one Tired Parents two days after coming back - Excited Kids. Monday, March 24, 2014.